Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 1.05 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.05 GPIA
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
26th
of 137 countries
All-time high
1.1 GPIA
in 2014
All-time low
0.7913 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
31
1970–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Brazil, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Brazil is 1.05 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Brazil peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7913 GPIA, in 1970.
Brazil ranks 26th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Brazil, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7913 GPIA | — |
| 1992 | 0.9799 GPIA | +23.8% |
| 1995 | 1.05 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.09 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1.05 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9847 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 1.05 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.05 GPIA, 100% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7913 GPIA | 0.7913 GPIA | 0.7913 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.9799 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 23 Costa Rica 1.05 GPIA compare
- 24 Ireland 1.05 GPIA compare
- 25 Puerto Rico 1.05 GPIA compare
- 27 United Arab Emirates 1.05 GPIA compare
- 28 Belize 1.04 GPIA compare
- 29 Finland 1.04 GPIA compare
More education data for Brazil
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.18 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.81 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.44 million (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 21.50 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1454 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Brazil?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Brazil was 1.05 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7913 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Brazil ranks 26th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release